The girl was gang-raped in the house at night, said police.
Acting on information from locals, police raided the house yesterday noon, detained the alleged rapists and rescued the victim. However, the owner of the house managed to flee.
The OC said the girl would be sent to a hospital for medical examinations. Her family members went to the police station to file a case in this regard.
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Two held in connection with gang-rape of a 17-year-old in Lalmonirhat Star Online Report Star Online Report
Two people were held in connection with the gang-rape of a teenager in Lalmonirhat s Sadar upazila this afternoon.
The victim was rescued and sent to the police station this noon, said Lalmonirhat Police Station s officer-in-charge (OC) Shaha Alam.
The detainees are Atiqul Islam Atiq and Nirmal Chandra of Kurigram s Rajarhat upazila.
The girl was gang-raped in a house near the toll plaza of Teesta Road Bridge. On receiving information from locals, police raided the house on Thursday noon and rescued the girl and arrested the two alleged rapists.